Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO Connie Gets into Trouble Connie slipped away unseen. She was longing to know what secret the beautiful fairy wanted to find out. It must be a very powerful secret. If only she could hear it! Perhaps if she listened outside Mrs Hidden's door, she might catch a few words. She went off very quietly, and climbed a little way up the hillside

第二章 康妮闯祸了 康妮趁着没人注意，悄悄溜走了。 她特别想知道那位美丽的仙子想要探寻的是什么秘密。 那肯定是个威力非凡的秘密。 要是她能听到就好了！ 说不定她躲在隐婆的门外偷听，就能听到只言片语呢。 她轻手轻脚地走了，往山坡上爬了一小段路

to where she had noticed Mrs Hidden's door. There it was— a pale green one, striped with red lines and a curious pattern. It was open! Connie crept up to it. She could hear voices inside. She stood in the doorway and peeped inside. There was a winding passage leading into the hill from the doorway. She crept down it. She turned a corner and found herself looking into a very curious room. It was small, and yet it looked very, very big because when Connie looked at the corners they faded away and weren't there.

爬到了之前她留意到的隐婆的房门所在的地方。 门就在那儿——是淡绿色的，上面印着红色条纹，还有个很奇特的图案。 门居然开着！ 康妮蹑手蹑脚地凑到门边。 她能听见里面传来说话的声音。 她站在门口，偷偷往里面瞧。 门后有一条弯弯曲曲的通道，一直通往山的内部。 她轻手轻脚地顺着通道走了进去。 她转过一个拐角，眼前忽然出现了一间非常古怪的房间。 房间明明很小，可看起来却特别特别大，因为康妮看向角落的时候，那些角落都模模糊糊的，像消失了一样。

It gave her an uncomfortable feeling, as if she was in a dream. Connie heard the secret that the beautiful fairy wanted to know, and she heard Mrs Hidden give her the answer. Connie shivered with delight. It was a very wonderful and powerful secret. Connie meant to use it herself! She began to creep out of the cave. But her foot caught against a loose stone in the passage and it made a noise. At once Mrs Hidden called out in a sharp voice: Who's there? Who's prying and peeping? Who's listening? I'll put a spell on you, I will! If you have heard any secrets, you will not be able to speak again!"

这让她感觉怪怪的，有点不舒服，就好像自己在做梦似的。 康妮听到了那位美丽的仙子想知道的秘密，也听到了隐婆告诉她的答案。 康妮高兴得浑身都发抖。 这可真是个绝妙又厉害的秘密。 康妮打算自己也用用这个秘密！ 她开始蹑手蹑脚地往山洞外面走。 可她的脚绊到了通道里一块松动的石头，弄出了声响。 隐婆立刻尖着嗓子喊了起来：“谁在那儿？” 是谁在偷偷摸摸地张望？ 是谁在偷听？ 我要给你施个咒语，说到做到！ 要是你听到了什么秘密，你就再也说不出话了！"

Connie fled, afraid of having a spell put on her. She came rushing down the hillside, very frightened. The others heard her and frowned. "Connie! Surely you haven't been after secrets when we said you were not to try and find out anything?" began Joe. Connie opened her mouth to answer- but not a word came out! Not a single word! "She can't speak, said Watzisname. "She's been listening at doors and hearing things not meant for her ears. I guess old Mrs Hidden has put a spell on her. Serve her right." Connie opened her mouth and tried to speak again, pointing back to the cave she had come from. Saucepan got up in a hurry.

康妮吓得拔腿就跑，生怕真的被施咒语。 她慌慌张张地冲下山坡，吓得魂都快没了。 其他人听见她的动静，都皱起了眉头。 “康妮！ 我们明明说过不让你去打探任何事情，你该不会还是去偷听秘密了吧？”乔先开口问道。 康妮张开嘴想要回答——可一个字都没说出来！ 半个字都吐不出来！ “她没法说话了。”瓦茨伊斯内姆说道。 “她肯定是在门口偷听了不该她听的东西。 我猜是老隐婆给她施了咒语。 真是活该。” 康妮张开嘴又试着说了说话，一边还伸手指着自己刚才出来的那个山洞的方向。 平底锅连忙站了起来。